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- Russia formally protested Japan’s hosting of U.S. Typhon missile systems on Kyushu Island.
- Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow sent the protest note on September 3.
- The United States deployed Typhon launchers to Kanoya Air Base in June for Valiant Shield.
- The launchers will leave Kanoya in mid-October and be stored at U.S. sites in Japan.
- Zakharova said the deployment is unacceptable and threatens Russia’s security, regional peace and stability.